English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Gore Barn, Gore Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Up Cerne

Historical Forms

  • Goore c.1685 Batten
  • Gore 1839 TA

Etymology

, Goore c.1685Batten , Gore 1839TA , v. gāra ' triangular plot of ground ' ; situated in a corner of the par .